Road to VR

Hands-on: 4 Experimental Haptic Feedback Systems at SIGGRAPH 2016

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Jul 30, 2016

One of the biggest limitations of current VR technology is the inability to convey a realistic and complete sense of touch. So far, the most you would feel from a modern consumer VR system, like the HTC Vive, is vibration through a controller. From what we saw at SIGGRAPH 2016, it seems that the logical next step just is to produce more kinds of vibrations, at more points around the body, all synced with proper visuals and sound in VR.

Minecraft is Finally Coming to the Oculus Rift

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Jul 29, 2016

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Minecraft is finally on its way for the Oculus Rift as the Windows 10 version of the mega hit social world-building game is due to add VR support “in the coming weeks”.

Inside the ‘DOTA 2 VR Hub’

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Jul 29, 2016

Dota 2 released free DLC yesterday that lets you join a sort of multi-user VR spectator lounge where you can watch live and recorded matches from a movie theater-sized screen, or get down on the ground right in the midst of the action. Here we take a quick look to see Valve’s first public iteration of the Dota VR Hub.

HTC’s $100 Million ‘Vive X’ VR Accelerator Announces First 33 Investments

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Jul 29, 2016

Today at the China International Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference (ChinaJoy 2016), HTC announced the first batch of companies to take part in their recently announced Vive X Accelerator program. The cohort of 33 VR startups, coming from across the industry, will see investments from the fund and go through a four month course to get their products into a market-ready state.

Beautiful Space Shooter ‘Everspace’ Beta Begins Today, New Gameplay Trailer

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Jul 29, 2016

We’ve been keeping an eye on Everspace, the new VR-enabled space combat shooter from Rockfish, for a while now and it looks as if the company are finally ready to unleash the title on the world as the beta begins today.

Oculus Rift Components Cost Around $200, New Teardown Suggests

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Jul 29, 2016

In a detailed component teardown, analysis of the components that comprise Oculus’ first consumer VR headset suggest a predictably complex design with the costs of individual parts totalling $200.

Tactical Haptics Adapts Prototype Haptic Controller for Oculus Touch

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Jul 29, 2016

tactical-haptics-oculus-touch-reactive-grip — Tactical Haptics prototype adapted with Oculus Touch

Tactical Haptics, creators of the ‘Reactive Grip’ haptic technology have adapted their latest prototype for use with the Oculus Touch VR controllers.

Steam Launches First ‘VR Weekend Sale’, 181 Vive and Rift Titles Discounted

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Jul 28, 2016

Steam has launched the first VR Weekend Sale giving steep discounts on VR titles for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, including a huge 20-game bundle at 30% discount.

‘Dota 2’ Releases Social Spectator Mode ‘VR Hub’

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Jul 28, 2016

Dota 2 today released free DLC that lets you watch live and recorded matches from SteamVR compatible headsets. The new VR Hub adds a social component to the game that lets you and your friends watch Dota 2 together like never before—and just in time for The International.

Oculus CTO Shares VR Dev Tip: ‘The Formula for Avoiding Aliasing’

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Jul 28, 2016

john carmack gdc 2015 presentation — Oculus CTO John Carmack | Photo courtesy Oculus

Oculus CTO John Carmack is an OG of the game development world has demonstrated a deep understanding of the ins and outs of computer rendering. In a detailed technical post published on Facebook, he shares a useful tips with VR developers which explains how to avoid ‘aliasing’, a common CGI artifact.

Cracking the Narrative Code of VR with the Interactive Documentary Genre

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Jul 28, 2016

Back in 2014, the CLOUDS interactive documentary premiered at Sundance New Frontier where it debuted a VR interface to navigate over 40 oral history interviews with creative coding pioneers. Movies have typically been pretty linear, but how could a documentary become more interactive?

New deadmau5 and Absolut Vodka VR Experience is Free and Still Not Worth it

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Jul 28, 2016

Absolut deadmau5 is a new VR experience featuring electronic music artist deadmau5 (aka Joel Thomas Zimmerman). Released yesterday on Oculus Rift, Gear VR and Google Cardboard, fans get a brief chance to see 360 video of deadmau5’s studio and concert, and complete a number of tasks as you guide a low-poly likeness of the iconic mouse-eared musician to the night’s concert venue.

FOVE Debuts Latest Design for Eye Tracking VR Headset

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Jul 28, 2016

FOVE, the company behind the eponymous eye-tracking VR headset, today announced that they will be showing off a new industrial design at both Comic-Con and SIGGRAPH 2016 where attendees will have a chance to demo the new headset design themselves.

‘L.A. 2097’ is Your Own Little Slice of ‘Blade Runner’

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Jul 27, 2016

L.A. 2097 is VR experience loosely based on the tech-noir classic film Blade Runner (1982), and although offering only a single re-imagined scene from the film—Rick Deckard’s high-rise apartment balcony—the demo holds a surprisingly tight grip on the imagination. We spoke with project creator E’van Johnston to learn more about his atmospheric sci-fi balcony and where it’s headed next.

Visionary VR to Give First Glimpse of Content Creation App at VRLA Next Week

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Jul 27, 2016

Visionary VR, a stealth virtual reality startup which announced a $6 million fundraise back in March, will give the first glimpse of their VR storytelling application at VRLA.

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